Economic and Development Council
— For trade, economics and development —
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Political and Human Rights Council
— For democracy and human rights —
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Social, Cultural, and Scientific Council
— For science, culture and the environment —
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- Produces resolutions and facilitates discussion on regional trade, economics, international commerce, commercial regulation and national development;
- One of the League's four committees-of-the-whole: every member state sits on it.
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- Reviews cases of human rights abuses by a member state;
- Produces resolutions on democracy and the practice of politics within and between member states, and declares, protects and interprets specific human rights;
- May appoint Special Rapporteurs to investigate suspected human rights abuses or interference in democracy and political well-being;
- A committee-of-the-whole: every member state sits on it.
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- Produces resolutions and facilitates discussion on scientific and space cooperation and discovery, environmental conservation and preservation, and the recognition and protection of sites of cultural heritage;
- A committee-of-the-whole: every member state sits on it.
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Budgetary and Internal Affairs Council
— For membership, budget and the civil service —
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Security Council
— For international security issues —
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Presidency and Secretary-General
— Leadership of the League —
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- Evaluates nations petitioning to join the League; admission requires a two-thirds majority vote;
- Votes to confirm the President's nominees to the Security Council;
- Regulates the League's civil service and any bodies or agencies it establishes;
- Debates and passes the biannual budget;
- A committee-of-the-whole: every member state sits on it.
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- Described by the Charter as the chief decision-making body on all matters of international security;
- May enact binding resolutions or sanctions on member states, in order to resolve conflicts or deter abusive behaviours;
- Votes on deploying peacekeepers and oversees the force;
- Its members are selected by the nation holding the Presidency and confirmed by the Budgetary and Internal Affairs Council; that nation sits on it ex officio and serves as its President.
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- The Presidency is held by a member state, elected by the League for one calendar year;
- That state nominates the Secretary-General for the same term, usually one of its own citizens though this is not required;
- The Secretary-General is the ceremonial head of the League;
- The President selects the members of the Security Council, subject to confirmation by the Budgetary and Internal Affairs Council.
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